Tag: Ekiti State
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Gov. Fayemi appoints Perm Sec as Judge of Ekiti High Court
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Sunday appointed Mr Adeniyi Familoni, a Lawyer and current Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs, as Judge of the High court of Ekiti State. The appointment followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, which found Familoni suitable for appointment, the government said. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…
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Ekiti sets aside N1.4bn for Amotekun in 2021 budget
The Ekiti Government on Sunday said it was not taking anything to chance in 2021 addressing the growing insecurity in the state, particularly kidnapping. It therefore voted N1.4 billion for the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in its 2021 budget. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr Femi Ajayi made this known at a press conference…
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Ekiti Govt. warns proprietors against contravening school resumption date
The Ekiti government has warned private school proprietors against contravening the Jan. 18 resumption date for the second term academic activities in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Bimpe Aderiye, gave the warning in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. According to Aderiye, the announcement for schools to resume for…
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Ekiti State translates “Amotekun” law, others into Yoruba language
As part of efforts to make people of Ekiti State to understand state laws, the Ministry of Justice has translated six laws into Yoruba language. Prominent among the laws is the Ekiti State Security Network Agency Law, 2019 establishing the Ekiti State Security Network Agency and “Amotekun’’ Corps to assist in maintaining law and order.…
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Police debunk rumour of withdrawal from Ekiti State
Rumours that the Nigeria Police Force have withdrawn from Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, or anywhere in the state are false, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr Tunde Mobayo, has said. Mr Mobayo said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday that officers and men of the police force are fully on ground in…
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WAEC: Why Ekiti State results delay
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday wrote to the Ekiti State government to apologise for the delay in the release of the 2020 results of its candidates. In the letter, the Council also clarified that the two-day delay in the release of the results on Thursday was not because the state government was…
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#EndSARS: Police in Ekiti arrest 6 suspects over alleged arson
The police in Ekiti State on Monday paraded six suspects over an alleged attack on three police facilities in the State during the #EndSARS protest. Two of the suspects paraded are minors, Odeyemi Sina, aged 12, and Ayomide Akomolafe (13). Other suspects paraded are Alao Emmanuel, Ojuko Tobi, Sunday Salihu and Kosedake Olamilekan. People suspected…
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Ekiti Govt orders closure of schools over #EndSARS protest
The Ekiti Government has ordered the immediate closure of all private and public schools following continued #EndSARS protests across the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Kofoworola Aderiye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti by Abimbola Dada, the Chief Information Officer in the ministry. He said that…
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Flood takes over Oba’s palace in Ekiti
The palace of the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi was among many other buildings taken over by flood in Ekiti State on Thursday. The rain, which started at about 6 pm and lasted for hours, rendered many residents homeless as their houses were submerged in the after rain flood. A correspondent, who went round…
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JUST IN: Gunmen kill pastor in Ekiti
Gunmen have killed a cleric, Mr Kayode Ogunleye, dumping his body in a forest on the Aramoko-Ijero-Ekiti highway in Ekiti. The lifeless body of the pastor, who was also a staff of the Ekiti West Local Government Area in Ekiti, was found on his farm near the forest. Sources revealed that Ogunleye, working for All…